New Politico Owner’s CEO Sent Letter, Perhaps “Ironically,” Asking People to Pray for Reelection of Donald Trump

September 6, 2022, 9:51 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo: How exactly Döpfner, Axel Springer’s CEO, hopes to define nonpartisan journalism at an especially fragmented time for American politics is a question of intense interest as he aims to leave his mark on American media. His own politics have… Continue reading

“Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county’s elections office before voting machine breach”

September 6, 2022, 7:58 amchicanery, election subversion risk, voting technologyRick Hasen

CNN: A Republican county official in Georgia escorted two operatives working with an attorney for former President Donald Trump into the county’s election offices on the same day a voting system there was breached, newly obtained video shows.The breach… Continue reading

Will Democrats Put Electoral Count Act Reform Up for a Vote Before the Midterm Elections? Seems Quite Uncertain

September 6, 2022, 7:53 amelection subversion risk, electoral collegeRick Hasen

Politico: There’s a host of questions facing congressional leaders, in addition to voting on marriage equality, like capping insulin costs, how to approve energy permitting reform sought by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and what strategy to use on funding… Continue reading

Two Studies on Political Party Roles in Election Certification from ERN

September 6, 2022, 7:44 amelection administrationRick Hasen

Via TPM: After votes are tabulated locally, state election laws designate an individual or board to confirm the totals add up and to certify victory for the winning candidate. A new Election Reformers Network (ERN) analysis finds that in… Continue reading

“Biden Puts Defense of Democracy at Center of Agenda, at Home and Abroad”

September 6, 2022, 7:38 amUncategorizedRick Hasen

NYT: It is the element of President Biden’s foreign policy that overlaps most significantly with his domestic agenda: defending democracy.His drive to buttress democracy at home and abroad has taken on more urgency as Russia wages war in Ukraine,… Continue reading

“More Than 1 In 2 Americans Will Have An Election Denier On The Ballot This Fall”

September 6, 2022, 7:33 amelection subversion riskRick Hasen

538: From the Carolinas to California, Montana to Florida, election denialism has spread across the country. Candidates who support former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen will appear on ballots in nearly every state this… Continue reading

ELB Book Corner: Routledge Handbook of Election Law: Voters around the world are increasingly often challenging election results

September 6, 2022, 7:00 amcomparative election law, ELB Book CornerRick Hasen

I am pleased to welcome to ELB Book Corner some of the authors of the Routledge Handbook of Election Law. Here is the first of three posts, by Jurij Toplak: Jurij Toplak David Schultz and I have edited… Continue reading

“As Midterms Near, Election Rule Raises Dilemma for Trump Inquiries”

September 5, 2022, 7:34 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

NY Times: As the midterm elections near, top Justice Department officials are weighing whether to temporarily scale back work in criminal investigations involving former President Donald J. Trump because of an unwritten rule forbidding overt actions that could improperly… Continue reading

“Claims of voter fraud, old as the republic, still work as weapons for Trump

September 5, 2022, 6:26 pmfraudulent fraud squadRick Hasen

Ron Elving for NPR.

“New congressional maps dilute Black power, critics say”

September 5, 2022, 6:24 pmredistricting, Voting Rights ActRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Sarah Palin’s defeat in Alaska proves ranked-choice voting works”

September 5, 2022, 6:12 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen

WaPo editorial.

“Rationalizing Democracy: The Perceptual Bias and (Un)Democratic Behavior”

September 5, 2022, 8:32 amUncategorizedRichard Pildes

Intriguing experimental paper from Suthan Krishnarajan in the APSR: Democracy often confronts citizens with a dilemma: stand firm on democracy while losing out on policy or accept undemocratic behavior and gain politically. Existing literature demonstrates that citizens generally choose the… Continue reading